I think Sherry has gone home, so I will help tonight. What we must do is use the current name for the location, capture the L/L, then in a persons input screen, change the location name to what it was at a given time. Then the L/L will be attached to two same/different places (sic). If you change it in the master list the change is universal. I have some places with over six different names (same L/L). Rich in LA CA
----- Original Message ---- From: Brian Beddor <bbed...@japsolson.com> To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 2:17:56 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates Hi Sherry, Thanks for explaining. I have a question on using the Geo Location feature. I understand when entering in the "Place/location" we should always allow for 4 spots and separate each with a comma -- so in the USA it would be: city, county, state, country. I also understand that if we don't know one of the fields that we leave it blank but still put in the comma for a place holder. Then we can click on the little blue earth icon and it will do a search for the location and put in the latitude and longitude. My question is how does that work when the name of a location changes over time? Let's take the town of Derry, Rockingham, New Hampshire, USA. If I have an event that happens today and I put this in the place/location and hit the Geo Location then it works beautifully giving me the latitude and longitude. And, if I don't know the name of the county, after hitting the Geo Location icon it will do a search and tell me the county is Rockingham. However, the town wasn't always called Derry -- it used to be "Londonderry". And before it was "Londonderry" it was "Nutfield". It was in 1722 that the name was changed from Nutfield to Londonderry. And at that time there was no United States -- and the county wasn't Rockingham. It wasn't until 1769 that there was the county of Rockingham. I also know that we should record place names as they were at that time. So, what should I be putting in the place location for the different times? And, if I'm entering the place for -- say 1700 would I put "Nutfield, , New Hampshire, England"? And if I do, how do I get the Geo Location to work for that that place/time? Thanks, Brian -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Sherry/Support Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 10:21 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates Legacy v7 introduced mapping locations. I miswrote when I said "Live Mapping" - I meant "Virtural Earth", now known as "Bing". You have to be connected to the internet to use it and I suppose it is "live" in the sense that Legacy goes to the VE/Bing website and shows their map and geo-coordinates. It's much more accurate than Geo Location Database, however, it doesn't show counties like Geo does. Caveat - the locations in Geo and Bing are all current and there is no historical information. Well, occasionally I spot something that no longer exists but that's a rarity. Click on the Mapping icon on the main toolbar to create a map for the current individual or go into the Master Location List to map specific locations. Full details are in the Legacy Help file. Thanks for using Legacy. Sherry Customer Support Millennia Corporation supp...@legacyfamilytree.com http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com We are changing the world of genealogy! When replying to this message, please include all previous correspondence. Thanks. -----Original Message----- From: k...@legacyfamilytree.com [mailto:k...@legacyfamilytree.com] On Behalf Of Brian Beddor Sent: Wednesday, September 16, 2009 5:32 AM To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Geo Location Database - Updates Hi Sherry, Could you elaborate on what "Live Mapping" is and how it is different from the "Geo Location Database"? How does one do "Live Mapping" from within the Legacy program? Thanks, Brian Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp The information contained in this message is confidential. If you are not the intended recipient, dissemination or copying of this information is prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and delete the message from your system. Thank you. Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
